Why younger reviewers sometimes are not to be trusted..
From a review of a new comp called "New Waves" in Pitchfork today:
So while a couple listens through New Waves may make you feel a bit like an idiot for having loudly trumpeted the fresh sound of Franz Ferdinand to your friends last year, it's not too late to dig the sound of the first time around.
You're not an idiot for missing the Post-punk/New Wave movement of the late 70's/early 80's, especially if you were too young to notice, but certainly for a reviewer to miss the connection to bands like Franz Ferdinand or Interpol is a pretty big oops in my book..
At least he admits it.
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record...ew-waves.shtml
Ah...my favorite musical era
I think that pop music really was great for those years (77-83). There are so many great albums from that era with that special synergy of rock, punk, and new wave.
Just off the top of my head...
London Calling (or pretty much any Clash album)
Zenyatta Mondatta (or pretty much any Police Album)
Moving Pictures, Signals, (Rush)
The Wall, Animals, Final Cut (Pink Floyd)
Tattoo You (Rolling Stones)
Look Sharp! (Joe Jackson)
Highway to Hell, Back in Black (AC/DC)
All the good Elvis Costello albums
Van Halen
Fleetwood Mac
Tom Petty....
forget it. Too many to list!